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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Aegithinidae — theioras .
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Examples
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Grey hornbill Tockus birostris and Marshall's iora Aegithina nigrolutea are also present.
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Externally their colour always approximates closely to the bark of the branch on which they are placed; they are not thin, basket-like structures like those of _Aegithina_ or _Rhipidura_, but are fully ½ inch thick at the sides and probably ¾ inch thick at the bottom.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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